Finishing welt



Feb. 15, 1927. 1,617,581

E. A. EMERY FINISHING WELT Filed July 9, 1925 APatented Feb. l5, 1927..

UNITED nanna a. EMERY, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN, Assmann To nETnoIT conn MANUFAC- TUBING COMPANY, OF DETROIT,

MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OE MICHIGAN.'

FINISHING WEET.

app'iication ined muyl 9, 1925. serial No. 42,314.' i

My 4invention relates to an improved finishing Welt, an important use'of which is 1n connection with the trimming material of automobile bodies, the weltbeing fastened 5 over the edge of the covering or trimming material to conceal the fastening devices employed to secure such materials in position. The object is to provide asimple, sightly Welt structure employing in its make-up .a 1o minimum quantity of material and involving a minimum cost, which welt may be easily and quickly secured in place and which completely conceals the means employed to fasten the same down. v

An advantageous' feature is the provision of such a welt structure having a pair o longitudinally extending', intermediately positioned, beaded folds adapted to close together over the fastening devices and be held under tension thereby in such covering relationship, which structure is formed of a single strip of fiexible material. The mate' rial of which the welt is formed has as a general rule a finished side and an unfinished side and it is so folded and arranged as to present to view only the finished side. Fun thermore, the welt structure is of such a character as to be capable of two distinctly different methods of application. 3o y In the drawings,-

Figure 1 is a plan of my improved welt as applied.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 22, Fig. 1.

modified form of my improved welt with the lips spread apart.

Fig. 4 is a `perspective of the welt in the same condition as shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view through my improved welt under normal conditions. My improved'welt in either one of the forms illustrated is made from a single strip of flexible material such as fabric, imitation leather or other suitable vmaterial which as a Vgeneral rule has a finished side and an unfinished side. The strip is lso foldedand arranged that either in the normal position before it is applied or after it has been applied to the article the finished side only is exposed to view.

I take a suitable strip of lthe desired material, which preferably has a finished side and an unfinished side, and fold each lonhglitudinal marginal portion toward the un Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view through a.

islied side and over a filler cord 10, stitching the 'same alongside the cord atI 14 to the body of the strip, forming beadedlfolds 16. These marginal portions-extend beyond the stitching to meet between the folds 16, as shown in Fig. 5', thereby covering th/e unfinished si'de of that lportion of the strip intervening the folds.4

The edge 12 of eachmargin'al portion is folded over upon its unfinished side as at 18 and fastened down in such position. In Figs.v 2 and 5 it is folded overl a sufficient distance to be fastened down by the stitching14, while in Figs. 3 and 4 itis folded over a less distance and fastened down. In

f Fig. 4: this edge 12 is stitched down while in Fig. 3 it is shown as glued or asted down.

The vwelt as illustrated in Fig. 5 exhibits to view only the finished side of the fabric. It might be used in the manner shown in Fig. 5 by lifting up the marginal portions andy inserting the fastening devices through the body portion which intervenes the folds 16 and. then allowing the marginal portions to assume the position shown in Fig. 5, inA whichv they would hide the fastemng devices. I prefer, however, to employ the welt as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

In ap lying the welt asv shown in Figs. 1 and 2 t e marginal portions are `spread apart, uncover-in that portion of the strip intervening the olds 16, which intervening portion is indicated as 20, and in Figs. 3 and 4 the welt is shown with these marginal portlons partly unfolded. The .welt is applied to the article in connection with which it is to be employed by placing the unfinished side agamst the article, the marginal portions having been spread outwardly, so that the welt assumes the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2. As the marginal portions are spread outwardly to theposition shown 1n Fig. 2, the beaded folds 16 kare swung inwardly over the finished side of the strip toward each other, covering that ortion of the finished side of the strip whic inter'- venes the folds.. The'fastening devices 264 are inserted through the portion 20 of the' welt, securing the same in lace against the article and the beaded fo ds 16 are held downwardly over the fastening devices bvirtue of the tension exerted in the we ty when the marginal ortions are spread outwardly and the we t fastened in place, as shown in Fig. 2. I

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' the unfinished side and fin the folds.

`These 'fastening devices exert a tension on the welt which maintains the beaded folds 16 in' their covering relationship.

What I claim' is:

1. A finishing welt formed of a strip of flexible material, each longitudinal mar v mal portion of which is folded over and fastened down along the fold thus formed, said marginal portions extending beyond their points of fastening to cover'one side of the intervening portion of the strip and adapted to be spread apart to swing the.

folds toward each other overthe opposite side of such intervening portion of the strip. 2. A finishing weltA formed-.of a strip of flexible materia] having a finished side and an unfinished side, each longitudinal -marginal portion of the strip folded over on vstitched down along the ,fold thus formed, said longitudinal marginal portions extending over the strip .beyond the stitching .and 'adapted' to be spread apart to swing the folds toward each other over the finished side of-the strip to cover that portion thereof which intervenes 3. A finishing welt formed vof a strip. of

i fiexible material having a finished side and an unfinished side, each longitudinal marginal portionA of the strip folded over a filler cord on-the unfinished side of the strip. and

stitched alongside the cord thereby forming a beaded fold, said marginal portions extending toward each other beyond the stitching over the unfinished side of the strip and adapted to be spread apart whereby the beaded folds are swung together over tl'ie finished side of the stri 4. A finishinghwelt formed of a strip 'of flexible material having a finished side and an unfinished side, each longitudinal marginal portion of the strip folded over on the unfinished side over a 'filler cord and stitched down along such cord thereby fo-rming bead- -ed folds, said marginal portlons of the strip extending over the unnished Side to meet betw'iitle beaded folds.

5. The combination with an article of a. finishing' welt applied thereto formed of a strip of fiexible material having a finished side and an unfinished side, each longitudinal portion of which strip is folded over upon the unfinished side and stitched down along the beaded fold thus formed,v said strip `being applied to the article by secur-l ing means extending through that ortion which intervenes the beaded folds with the unfinished side of'the strip placed against the article .and the marginal vfolds spread apart bringing their unfinished sides against the article and swinging the folds together over the securing means. y y Y In testimony whereof, I sign this specification.

EARLE' A. EMERY. 

